Tuesday 19th – Friday 22nd April http://benmorecentre.co.uk/ P6 BENMORE CAMP Tuesday 19th – Friday 22nd April http://benmorecentre.co.uk/

Purpose of Tonight To give you a flavour of what camp will be like for your child See the types of activities to be undertaken Resolve any queries/concerns

When Do We Go? Leave school on Tuesday 19th April at 9.15am Travel by bus Returning to school on Friday 22nd April at 12.15pm approx Will tweet when we reach Hermiston Gait

BENMORE

Staff Mr Drysdale (Principal Teacher) Mrs Dorren (P6 Class Teacher) Mrs Capaldi (Learning Assistant)

Let’s watch the DVD

Daily Routine Example Breakfast Activities Lunch Evening Meal Team Challenge/Disco Hot Drink and Snack

Activities Bouldering Canoeing Caving Climbing Abseilling Problem Solving Gorge Walking Night Walks Orienteering Sailing Rafting Biking Duckies Rope Course Hillwalking etc

Kit List Kit list is enclosed (Booklet) Lots of warm, old clothes Labelled No jeans!!! Centre do provide waterproofs, boots, rucksacks and specialist equipment etc Drying room Black bags No electrics or electronics or valuables

Staff will have cameras so need to bring a camera

Accommodation Dormitories for 6-10 children En suite facilities Bunk beds Bedding not required We will confirm dormitories as soon as we know what size of rooms we have been allocated

Food at Camp All food is served in the dining room Breakfast: cereal, toast, cooked breakfast, fruit and yoghurt Lunch: Selection of hot food, sandwiches and fruit Dinner: Selection of hot food, bread, fruit and dessert Diluting juice/water Supper: Hot drink and a snack Allergies and food requirements catered for

Benmore Code of Conduct Make bed and keep room tidy Help in dining room Follow instructions given Keep yourself and everyone else safe Challenge yourself Be a good team member Take responsibility for your own property Be helpful to others Respect other peoples privacy and property Be a good ambassador for your school

Do’s and the Don’ts Bring plenty of warm clothes/socks Bring a book/paper and pen for before bed Bring a black bag (2) to put wet/dirty clothes in Bring a waterproof jacket Bring electronic equipment Bring any food Bring hair-dryers or straighteners Bring aerosols Bring valuables or money Bring mobile phones

Keeping in Touch If there is a situation where you need to get in touch with your child then please contact the school in the first instance (Mrs Bowen) If we need to get in touch with you we will use the emergency contact details provided by you We will update our Twitter feed as often as possible – please follow us @CornbankPS

Medicines Will be administered by our school staff Details of medication required will be given to staff members

Packs Each pack includes: Parent Consent Forms Benmore Information Form and Kit List Medical Information Forms (self administer e.g. inhaler, epipen etc/teacher administered e.g. calpol, travel sickness etc) All forms to be returned with medication asap

Thank you for listening Any questions???